Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Fitchburg State University Softball
Fitchburg, MA · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Fitchburg State University overview
19
Roster
2024–25 season
$70k
Team budget
7th percentile in Division III
$3,688
Per roster spot
median $7,623
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Fitchburg State University fields a softball team in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 21, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $70,080, well below the median of $162k — $3,688 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division III softball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for women's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.
Among Division III softball programs
Where this program sits against its 382 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#355Team budgetof 382 · Division III#352Spend per playerof 382 · Division III#238Roster sizeof 382 · Division III
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes
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The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$70,080 for the year
- Operating expenses$56,552 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,688 division median $7,623
- Athletic aid, women's teamsNone school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$0 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$4,015 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Carissa Cicolini head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youany time
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division III roster spots8,293 382 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 41 2.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,133undergraduates · 6,296 students in all
Women 60% Men 40%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 4,353 applicants
SAT middle 50%1030 – 1220
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Softball
Full picture →19on the roster · 2024–25 season
- Team expenses
- $70,080 $3,688 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division III
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- None
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $4,015
Cost
Full picture →$15,820net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,046 in-state · $17,126 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →21%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research Fitchburg State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program19 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$15,820 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 21%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 3,133Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Pierce University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 19 | 19 | $334k | — | 90% | |
| Rivier University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 20 | 21 | $140k | — | 82% | |
| Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 20 | 30 | $452k | — | 87% | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 22 | 19 | $218k | — | 58% | |
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | 18 | $115k | — | 90% | |
| Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 23 | 20 | $146k | — | 42% | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell Division I · America East Conference | 24 | 16 | $1M | 1000 | 85% | |
| College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League | 24 | 18 | $800k | 1000 | 21% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 21 | $114k | — | 85% | |
| Regis College (Massachusetts) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | 24 | $77k | — | 89% | |
| Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association | 31 | 22 | $328k | — | 35% | |
| Saint Anselm College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 31 | 21 | $392k | — | 78% |
Other softball programs in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester State University | 18 | $115k | $6,364 | — | vs | |
| Framingham State University | 21 | $114k | $5,416 | — | vs | |
| Westfield State University | 23 | $99k | $4,289 | — | vs | |
| Bridgewater State University | 20 | $79k | $3,954 | — | vs | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 18 | $73k | $4,053 | — | vs | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 22 | $71k | $3,236 | — | vs | |
| Fitchburg State University | 19 | $70k | $3,688 | — | vs | |
| Salem State University | 22 | $61k | $2,769 | — | vs |
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